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A photograph at an evening gathering under an orange and white tent with string lights. In the foreground, a bare-chested sadhu with long dreadlocks and an orange turban, wearing a rudraksha mala, faces a smiling man in an orange turban, rimless glasses, gold necklace and orange shawl, with his palms pressed together in greeting. On the left, an older sadhu in a yellow turban and yellow robe faces them. Behind them, a bearded man in a yellow kurta and other devotees in orange and white watch. A silver staff with a trident-like top stands at the right edge. Approximately six people are visible.

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A photograph at an outdoor tented camp at night, with orange drapes and string lights behind. On the left, a woman in a red-maroon turban and a heavy gold beaded necklace presses her palms together in anjali with a smiling expression. In the centre, an elderly bearded sadhu in a light peach-saffron robe and matching turban, with a rudraksha mala and wooden staff, also holds his palms together. Behind them, a man in orange robes and beads smiles, and more saffron-clad sannyasis stand in the background near a white tent pole. The scene suggests a greeting or darshan exchange among monastic devotees.2016-05-11April 22 20162016-04-22May 08 20162016-05-08Photograph inside a white tented pavilion at a Kumbh Mela camp, with string lights and hanging orange fabric above. A man on the left wears an orange turban, orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and is gesturing with open hands while speaking. He has long dark hair and appears to be the central figure, with a distinctive orange turban and rudraksha cues, so this is a person candidate in conversation with a visiting sadhu. Facing him on the right, an elderly bearded sadhu in a black turban with a silver trident ornament above it and orange robe, with hands pressed together in greeting. Behind them, a man in white with an orange-red sash, a bare-headed devotee, and an elderly sadhu with orange tilak and an orange-and-cream shawl stand among a crowd of about twenty people.2016-05-05Photo at a crowded tented gathering of saffron-clad sadhus at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the foreground, a young man in an orange turban and dark rudraksha mala smiles and presses his palms together in greeting toward an older bearded man in orange with a marigold garland. Another orange-turbaned sadhu stands at right with his back partly turned, and a cameraman in the upper left raises a video camera. Behind them, more orange-robed monks and white-clad figures stand under yellow and orange canopy fabric, with bangles and bead malas visible on several wrists.2016-04-22May 11 20162016-05-11February 11 20132013-02-11Photograph inside an orange-and-white tented pavilion at a Kumbh Mela event. A smiling man in a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold armlets presses his palms together in greeting. Facing him, a woman with dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on her forehead wears an orange shawl over orange robes and holds her hands together in respect. Beside them, a bald saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala sits watching. Other saffron-clad sadhus with garlands are seated in the background under orange drapes.2016-04-22February 14 20132013-02-14April 22 20162016-04-22April 23 20162016-04-23Night photograph at a Kumbh Mela camp under a white and yellow decorated tent canopy with green draped fabric. A man in a rust-red robe, long dark hair and a brown beaded necklace stands with hands pressed together, smiling, facing an older bearded sadhu in orange robes with long white beard, grey hair and a rudraksha mala. Around them stand several saffron-robed sadhus, one in a pink tunic, another in a red robe and orange turban, and a bearded man in a light orange kurta. Some hold folded fabric or wear orange turbans. Eight to ten people are visible.2016-04-22